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Pan-Arab Squad Announced

Jamal Mahmoud has called up 21 players to take part in the football tournament of the 2011 Pan-Arab Games. The list includes two players who ply their trade abroad: Goalkeeper Ramzi Saleh (Smouha FC/EGY), who will captain the squad and Syrianska (SWE) midfielder Imad Zatara who could receive his eighth cap after a five year layoff (Zatara did play against Dynamo Moscow in 2010).

Notable absences include Murad Alyan who has declined a call-up due to work commitments. Ahmed Keshkesh and Fahed Attal are also excluded presumably due to a lack of goal scoring form with their clubs.

Palestine are grouped with Jordan, Libya, and Sudan in their group- group winners as well as the best of the three runner-ups advance to the semifinals of the tournament. Ramzi Saleh will break Saeb Jendeya's cap record (70) if Palestine reach the final and he plays in all five games.

Goalkeepers:

Ramzi Saleh (Smouha FC/EGY)

Mohammed Shbair (Shabab Al-Khaleel)

Toufic Ali (Wadi Al-Nes)

Defenders:

Ahmed Harbi (Al-Am'ary)

Hussam Abu Saleh (Hilal Al-Quds)

Haitham Dheeb (Hilal Al-Quds)

Raed Fares (Hilal Al-Quds)

Mohammed Al-Masri (Shabab Al-Dhahrieh)

Nadim Barghouthi (Shabab Al-Khaleel)

Midfielders:

Imad Zatra (Syrianska/SWE)

Ismail Amour (Al-Am'ary)

Ma'ly Kawre' (Al-Am'ary)

Suleiman Obeid (Al-Am'ary)

Murad Ismail (Hilal Al-Quds)

Ali El-Khatib (Hilal Al-Quds)

Atef Abu Bilal (Shabab Al-Dhahrieh)

Ashraf Nu'man (Wadi Al-Nes)

Khader Yousef (Wadi Al-Nes)

Forwards:

Khaled Salem (Shabab Al-Dhahrieh)

Eyad Abugharqud (Shabab Al-Khaleel)

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